Android SDK

When building complex applications, you'll often want to reuse the same group of views in various places of the application. One way to solve this problem is by creating a view that encapsulates the logic and layout of a group of views so you can reuse them without duplicating code in various places of the project. In this tutorial, you'll learn how to use compound views to create custom views that are easily reusable.

When building complex applications, you'll often want to reuse the same group of views in various places of the application. One way to solve this problem is by creating a view that encapsulates the logic and layout of a group of views so you can reuse them without duplicating code in various places of the project. In this tutorial, you'll learn how to use compound views to create custom views that are easily reusable.Read More…

Have you ever seen a beautiful animated GIF that loops seamlessly and wondered if you could use it as a live wallpaper on your Android device? Well, you can, and in this tutorial I am going to show you how.

Have you ever seen a beautiful animated GIF that loops seamlessly and wondered if you could use it as a live wallpaper on your Android device? Well, you can, and in this tutorial I am going to show you how.Read More…

Do you want to get a better understanding of Android TV? This introduction will get you up and running with this new platform, from explaining what Android TV is and what its best practices are, right through to creating and testing your very own Android TV sample app.

Do you want to get a better understanding of Android TV? This introduction will get you up and running with this new platform, from explaining what Android TV is and what its best practices are, right through to creating and testing your very own Android TV sample app.Read More…

At some point in your mobile development career, you are going to need to deal with data. Dealing with data means more than processing and displaying information to the end user. You are going to need to store this information somewhere and be able to get at it easily. Thanks to Xamarin and open source software, you can easily store your data with an industry tested platform, SQLite.

At some point in your mobile development career, you are going to need to deal with data. Dealing with data means more than processing and displaying information to the end user. You are going to need to store this information somewhere and be able to get at it easily. Thanks to Xamarin and open source software, you can easily store your data with an industry tested platform, SQLite.Read More…

Android phones come with a lot of built-in ringtones, most of which are never used. To help users use all the ringtones on their devices, in this tutorial, you will learn how to create an app that automatically randomizes the ringtone of an Android phone every time it receives a call.

Android phones come with a lot of built-in ringtones, most of which are never used. To help users use all the ringtones on their devices, in this tutorial, you will learn how to create an app that automatically randomizes the ringtone of an Android phone every time it receives a call.Read More…

Is the Gradle build system preventing you from making the leap to Android Studio? This article gets you up and running with Android's new build system, from the basics of what Gradle is and what it does, to an in-depth look at some of the most important Gradle files, to learning how to execute and monitor Gradle tasks directly from the Android Studio user interface.

Is the Gradle build system preventing you from making the leap to Android Studio? This article gets you up and running with Android's new build system, from the basics of what Gradle is and what it does, to an in-depth look at some of the most important Gradle files, to learning how to execute and monitor Gradle tasks directly from the Android Studio user interface.Read More…

Do you want your app to play YouTube videos? The YouTube Android Player API lets you incorporate a lot of YouTube's functionality in your app in an easy and intuitive way. In this tutorial, we create a custom YouTube client that can search for, and play YouTube videos.

Do you want your app to play YouTube videos? The YouTube Android Player API lets you incorporate a lot of YouTube's functionality in your app in an easy and intuitive way. In this tutorial, we create a custom YouTube client that can search for, and play YouTube videos.Read More…

Have you ever tried sending information from a Service or BroadcastReceiver to an Activity and wondered why it is so complicated? In this quick tip, you'll learn how to use the EventBus library in a simple app to facilitate communication between an Activity and a BroadcastReceiver.

Have you ever tried sending information from a Service or BroadcastReceiver to an Activity and wondered why it is so complicated? In this quick tip, you'll learn how to use the EventBus library in a simple app to facilitate communication between an Activity and a BroadcastReceiver.Read More…

If you are not satisfied with the keyboard that you are currently using, perhaps it is time for you to make one yourself. This step-by-step tutorial will show you how to create a basic, yet complete, keyboard with a custom layout for your Android device.

If you are not satisfied with the keyboard that you are currently using, perhaps it is time for you to make one yourself. This step-by-step tutorial will show you how to create a basic, yet complete, keyboard with a custom layout for your Android device.Read More…

Ever since Xamarin 3 was introduced, there's been quite a bit of buzz around it. The idea of being able to create a mobile application, including the user interface, using a single code base is amazing. But Xamarin.Forms is so much more than that. One of the often overlooked features included in Xamarin.Forms is the concept of Messaging and that is the topic of this tutorial.

Ever since Xamarin 3 was introduced, there's been quite a bit of buzz around it. The idea of being able to create a mobile application, including the user interface, using a single code base is amazing. But Xamarin.Forms is so much more than that. One of the often overlooked features included in Xamarin.Forms is the concept of Messaging and that is the topic of this tutorial.Read More…